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Lexicon :: Strong's G965 - bēthleem

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Βηθλέεμ
Transliteration
bēthleem (Key)
Pronunciation
bayth-leh-em'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
8x in 1 unique form(s) TR
8x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
15x in 1 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

†Βηθλεέμ Bēthleém, bayth-leh-em'; of Hebrew origin (H1036); Bethleem (i.e. Beth-lechem), a place in Palestine:—Bethlehem.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G965 in the following manner: Bethlehem (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G965 in the following manner: Bethlehem (8x).

  1. Bethlehem = "house of bread"

    1. a village about six miles (10 km) south of Jerusalem

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†Βηθλεέμ Bēthleém, bayth-leh-em'; of Hebrew origin (H1036); Bethleem (i.e. Beth-lechem), a place in Palestine:—Bethlehem.
STRONGS G965:
Βηθλεέμ, ἡ, [indeclinable] (in Josephus not only so [Antiquities 8, 10, 1], but also Βηθλεέμη, -ης, Antiquities 6, 8, 1; 11, 7; [7, 1, 3]; ἀπὸ Βηθλέμων, 5, 2, 8; ἐκ Βηθλεέμων, 5, 9, 1; [cf. 7, 13; 9, 2]), Bethlehem, (לֶחֶם בֵּית house of bread), a little town, named from the fertility of its soil, six Roman miles south of Jerusalem; now Beit Lachm, with about 3,000 ["5,000," Baedeker] inhabitants: Matthew 2:1, 5f, 8, 16; Luke 2:4, 15; John 7:42. Cf. Winers RWB, under the word; Robinson i., p. 470ff; Raumer, p. 313ff; Tobler, Bethlehem in Palästina as above with 1849; [Socin (i. e. Baedeker), Handbook. etc., under the word; Porter (i. e. Murray) ibid.; BB. DD.].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
2:1; 2:5; 2:8; 2:16
Luke
2:4; 2:15
John
7:42

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G965 matches the Greek Βηθλέεμ (bēthleem),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:1 - Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men[fn] from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:5 - “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they said, “for this is what the prophet wrote:

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:6 - ‘And you, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah,
are not least among the ruling cities[fn] of Judah,
for a ruler will come from you
who will be the shepherd for my people Israel.’[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:8 - Then he told them, “Go to Bethlehem and search carefully for the child. And when you find him, come back and tell me so that I can go and worship him, too!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:16 - Herod was furious when he realized that the wise men had outwitted him. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, based on the wise men’s report of the star’s first appearance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:4 - And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:15 - When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:42 - For the Scriptures clearly state that the Messiah will be born of the royal line of David, in Bethlehem, the village where King David was born.”[fn]
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